How To Install php-http-request on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-http-request on Debian 9.
What is php-http-request
php-http-request is:
php-http-request is a PEAR class that implements the HTTP protocol, and allows you to perform web queries in a simple way. It supports all the standard forms of HTTP queries like GET, POST, HEAD, TRACE, PUT or DELETE, and also can use the Basic authentication, Proxy, Proxy Authentication, SSL, file uploads, and more etc.
There are three methods to install php-http-request on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install php-http-request Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install php-http-request using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install php-http-request
Install php-http-request Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install php-http-request using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install php-http-request
Install php-http-request Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install php-http-request using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install php-http-request
How To Uninstall php-http-request on Debian 9
To uninstall only the php-http-request package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove php-http-request
Uninstall php-http-request And Its Dependencies
To uninstall php-http-request and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove php-http-request
Remove php-http-request Configurations and Data
To remove php-http-request configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge php-http-request
Remove php-http-request configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove php-http-request configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge php-http-request
Dependencies
php-http-request have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install php-http-request package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
